STUDENTS
YMCO’s class of 2014 has distinguished itself by having more acceptances to Ivy League schools than any graduating class in the history of the program. These are some interesting statistics:
14 seniors were accepted to attend more than 140 universities and conservatories, across America.
2 out of 14 seniors were accepted to multiple Ivy League Schools – Brown, Columbia and Yale.
2 out of 14 seniors were accepted to Columbia – 1 will attend Columbia, on a full scholarship.
1 out of 14 seniors will attend Yale, on a substantial scholarship.
86,000 students applied to UCLA, 6,000 were accepted. 6 YMCO students were accepted to UCLA. 2 YMCO students will attend UCLA on full scholarships-Andrew Endo & Judy Fontanilla.
1 YMCO senior, Akintunde Ahmad, was featured in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle for being accepted to 3 Ivy League Schools and many others, with full or substantial scholarships. He appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show and received a $15,000 check to assist with his college fees.
The “Top Gun Award” for the highest GPA for the class goes to: Akintunde Ahmad, who has a 5.0 GPA.
The “Top Gun Award” for the highest SAT score for the class goes to: Monte Metal, who scored 2200 on the SAT.
The “Million Dollar Baby” award for garnering the highest number of scholarships goes to: Akintunde Ahmad.
Graduates of the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra™ are currently attending or recently graduated from the following schools, on full or very substantial scholarships.
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Colombia University Graduate School of Journalism
Harvard University
Yale University
Stanford University
Juilliard School
Manhattan School of Music
University of Michigan School of Music
University of Michigan School of Engineering
San Francisco Conservatory
Oberlin Conservatory
The New School
Berklee School of Music
The Cleveland Institute
The Colburn School
Howard University
Smith College
Wellesley College
Williams College
UC Berkeley
UC Los Angeles
UC Davis
UC Santa Cruz
UC Irvine
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
University of South California
University of the Pacific
Cal State East Bay
University of the Pacific
San Francisco State
San Jose State
Sonoma State
Los Angeles City College
California Institute for the Arts